Lineage and Honors Information as of 31 March 2016
2d Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment
(The Cacti)
- Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as Company B, 35th Infantry
- Organized 13 July 1916 at Douglas, Arizona
- (35th Infantry assigned 7 August 1918 to the 18th Division; relieved 14 February 1919 from assistance to the 18th Division; assigned 17 October 1922 to the Hawaiian Division; relieved 1 October 1941 from assignment to the Hawaiian Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division)
- Inactivated 1 February 1957 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battle Group, 35th Infantry
- Assigned 19 February 1962 to the 25th Infantry Division and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
- Reorganized and redesignated 12 August 1963 as the 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry
- Relieved 1 August 1967 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned to the 4th Infantry Division
- Relieved 15 December 1970 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
- Inactivated 5 June 1972 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division
- Assigned 16 August 1995 to the 25th Infantry Division and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment
- Relieved 16 November 2005 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division and assigned to the 3d Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Central Pacific
- Guadalcanal
- Northern Solomons
- (with arrowhead)
- Luzon
- Korean War
- UN Defensive
- UN Offensive
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation I
- Consolidation III
- Iraq:
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered GUADALCANAL
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NAM RIVER
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MASAN-CHINJU
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MUNSAN-NI
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1969
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1969
- Company A additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE
- Company B additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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